Phenomenal Fish Stocks

In this day and age with mass interference by mankind in the delicate aquatic & marine environments of the planet, over-fishing & poor management of fisheries it is still good to see fish populations thrive of their own accord. Thankfully, our Atlantic salmon are no strangers to effective reproduction even though some of our species seem to think they can do a better job. The message here is simple - protect the environment of our fish and their baseline broodstock numbers and they will take care of the rest as they have been mysteriously doing since the ice age.

The Monteith Multi System Speyline

This is the most versatile Speyline in the world. It also casts and fishes like a dream too. For more information or to order one of these Click here.

Salmon Fish Scotland & One For The Pot

Imagine salmon fishing some of Scotland's finest fly fishing venues to be served at lunchtime with Scotland's finest riverbank cuisine. Here's myself with Cara Richardson proprietor of One For The Pot who is arguably one of Scotland's finest event caterers. Cara has agreed to bring her expertise into the fold for those salmon fishing clients who would like something more memorable served up on the riverbank at lunchtime.

Jock Monteith

This is the starting position for fishing 'The Boil' on Newtyle which has always been a great pool for the fly. I caught my first salmon here at the age of five nearly forty years ago.

Jock Cousteau !!!

The Monteith Speycaster Sunk Line Multi Tip

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Jock Monteith & Jason Bird

Here's my pal Jason Bird & I smiling out loud moments after witnessing Jason's wife Sarah landing a topper of a 20 lbs salmon at 'The Boil' pool on Newtyle on the 12th of October this year. Track back to this date on this blogs archives to see the fight footage & banter !!! Another remarkable success on Sarah's very first day ever salmon fishing.

Annandale Estates Beat River Annan

Here's some good Speycasting technique being displayed on the River Annan this morning. The rising river knackered any chance of a fish by mid-day but great to see more students of this artistic Scottish cast graduating through the ranks.

River Tummel Pitlochry Perthshire

Here's big water on the River Tummel today which makes this Tay headwater look awesome.

River Tay Cathedral Stream Dunkeld

The Tay is rising quickly today following a night of heavy rainfall which still doesn't appear to be letting up. In actual fact today it is wetter than a big bag of wet things !!!

Speycasting Tuition Dunkeld

The closed season can be a good time to brush up on your Speycasting technique. I am still available to give lessons to anyone wishing to brush up on this Scottish artform cast. For more information Click here.

The Copper Bodied Cascade Salmon Fly

Here's what I've personally found to be one of the most successful & consistent taking salmon flies which has worked very well for me over the years.

18 Pounder Released

With 'Catch & Release' high on the agenda in recent seasons here's one catch I won't forget even though it didn't put up too much of a fight !!!!

Cathedral Stream Dunkeld House River Tay

Here's the Cathedral Stream on the Tay's Dunkeld House beat looking braw today. Pity the season is closed and i'd bet there's a few sea-licers hanging around here just now.

The River Tay Today

Here's the Tay from the Newtyle fishing hut today.